Good info, I see it as a helper for the larger A/C unit if your set up in a hot climate area. Also, it was great meeting you and being your next door neighbor in West Glacier! Thanks for signing my hat!!
This might be useful to cool a bedroom at night at a campground where they don’t allow generators at night. You could run a generator during the day for the big A/C units, then rely on this little unit on batteries to keep you cool in the bedroom at night. We’ve looked at doing similar with a less expensive approach with a cooler full of ice & a little water that’s pumped through a computer cooler. That works great and there are commercial products for same, but ours is DIY. Both require bags of ice in a 40+ quart cooler to last all night. Minimal battery drain and I added a thermostat and fan speed control to ours so it only runs as needed. I spent under $100 in parts.
Why cassette style mini splits haven't become the norm in the RV industry is a travesty. Most of these units are efficient enough to be run off of solar and are way more efficient compared to the current rooftop models. They are also basically silent and very reliable. It's time for the industry to make the change. If I bought a new RV, I would order it with no A/C units installed and install a cassette style mini split myself.
I agree I can’t wait to see a solution made to fit on an RV. For many the outside portion of the mini split is difficult to place when you’re not a fan of the back bumper. Travel trailers a frame is a good location.
Some have the knowledge to boost the output to 8000 BTU at 1000 Watts. That is standard nowadays. Having it on the mains is very probable, therefore affordable.
We full time and are in central Texas and it is hot. Our 2 AC units struggle to keep up. We were just talking about why RV - AC technology seems to have stopped evolving. Probably has more to do with little market disruption. The mini splits are now cost effective and able to run on lower voltage (110) so I think THOR needs to start working on using them.
I'm always on the lookout for ACs so this review was really helpful. I don't think this product is for me (I need more cooling), but now I know! Thanks!
You might want to check out the Hisense 5000btu portable ac. I just bought one yesterday from Lowes. It's not as compact as the EcoFlow but it's pretty slim 12"x13"x26". I have it in a 22' RV and I'm happy with it so far.......it's only been 2 days though so *knock on wood* lol
@@clbolinder It can for a limited amount of time. It all depends on how big your system is. I run mine on a Bluetti AC200p w/ 400 watts solar, but I still need to expand this system. After an hour it drops down to 60% battery
@@harlow2624 try watching hobotechs video he put out. He said if you put the timer setting on. 8 hours or whatever, the compressor doesn't run so much. Then it almost doubles runt time. I think that's all he did, but he might of set the temp to a certain degree too.
Actually the Columbus River Ranch series and Spacecraft have mini splits from the factory. There is someone on youtube that installed 2 minis in their toy hauler. Also seen a few installed on the back of towables and class C's in the parks. Was told they only draw 6 to 8 amps on low.
Nice. This would be great in my conversion van. I currently use one of those 12,000 BTU portable units that you usually use in a house, and run the vent out of the window. But... Air conditioners will condense the moisture in the air. That moisture has to drip somewhere. Hopefully it has a port to attach a drain hose. Did not see this mentioned. Would be rather useless if I had to keep disconnecting it to take it outside to drain the water out of it. The first time I used my portable, I didn't have a drain hose and it felt like 800 degrees and 10 billion % humidity outside. Every 15 minutes the damn thing was shutting off because it needed drained. Unplug it. pop off the vent hose, roll it over to the door, Tip it a bit, open the drain and let it pee while 15 minutes worth of cooling blows right out the door and the humidity of 3X the Amazon rain forest comes back in and condensed on the cooled interior surfaces... ICK! Close it up, hook it all back up for another 15 minutes. The next trip I brought along 10 feet of tubing to attach to the drain, and routed that through the floor via one of the table sockets that I removed. Another question is how well would this work while driving? When parked, My portable would get the interior of my van down to 55 (lowest temp setting) But while driving, It barely did diddly squat! (Both examples, it was running on a generator that was strapped down onto a hitch-rack) The AC in my van quit ONE WEEK before my road trip last year. So i re-routed my trip to stay as far north as possible. I figured up north it'd be cooler.. Right? WRONG!!! It was 105 in Montana last August! But again, the portable worked great while parked at truck stops or RV parks. Just not so much when I REALLY needed it. While driving in the hellish heat of the daytime..
pretty good solution for the overland and van campers. not really a day usage type item, more a cool things down for bedtime. seems a bit pricy but i imagine well worth the dough to some that spend a lot of time dry camping.
I’d like to see a comparison study of more AC units, with relative efficiencies for boondockers. I’ve heard that 12V units are way more efficient than 120/inverter-run models. Thanks!
Hobotech did a review showing this running off of DC instead of AC using a Delta Pro. His unit was using about 200 watts less on DC at max cooling and max fan (300 watts vs 500 watts). This is a huge efficiency gain, and the real benefit of this air conditioner. If you want an AC that you plan on running off an AC inverter all the time, just buy a cheap window unit.
Great video, but my only critique is this. In your bedroom area, where you noted that this unit was most likely designed for, you only did a 1 hour pull down test. All of the details about wattage and decibels, in my opinion, are meaningless if the unit can't reach and maintain a comfortable low temperature. It would have been helpful, for me at least, to know if this unit can reach and maintain the lowest setting on the dial. Just my .02 cents. Thanks again
Interesting! My question is, where does the condensate drain to? I would like to install a mini split in our coach. 48 volt system if possible. Personally, this is where the industry needs to go because with solar you can run your AC without having a roof top of solar. 1/2 a roof would be ok.
@@22howards Unlike others, Mini splits do have a btu rating but it's units are measured mainly by tonnage. Mine is a 1 ton and is equivalent to 12,000 btus. Although, there are much bigger ones like 1.5 ton or 2 ton. Oh and voltage is 110. 1.5 ton and 2 ton mini splits are run on 220. As far as air distribution, I use a Walmart lasko fan blower and helps keep it all low to mid 70's inside while outside is 100 degree weather. Eventually as the day proceeds, I'll have it around 68 inside when in the mid to high 80s outside in the afternoon. Not to mention that most mini splits have the added bonus of heating and cooling plus longevity and reliability. Most units with good maintenance can last above 10 years of constant usage. Edit: HUGE thing I forgot to mention and I mean HUGEEEEEE, they are much more efficient then any rooftop ac will EVER be. Because mini splits are ductless, the loss of energy is minimal in comparison to a rooftop having all the duct work.
Interesting product. Will research more...but...at he current price tag, it seems to be more than I can bear when I can get a window A/C unit for significantly less and, I know that his product offers some portability and efficiencies that an window A/c unit cannot. I enjoy Jared's videos very much. And I also enjoy those who respond with really great comments.
Hi Big Ben here from 🇨🇦, interesting video .Like your ideas ,not sure if they are cost effective . For 1200+ taxes US, I would try insulating your camper walls and cubby holes ,seal floors,etc.to keep heat out ,bought at Lowes 4x9 ft sheet 1" thick insulation for $22 🇨🇦ie.close shades on windows ,awning partially out, some shade but wind wouldn't catch it ,just a few ideas.🤔🐴 Also made my own a/c mod diverter 100% better. A/C on low earlier in day?? Just kicking out different ideas.👍🐴🤟🏕
I think there on the right track with battery powered AC. But the cost is way to high and not worth it. Maybe with more battery technology it will become more affordable.
500 watts for 4k btu isn't great. I have an 8k midea u series ac and it pulls 400 to 500 watts at maximum chooch. Granted it is the most efficient window unit money can buy.
If you run the ecoflow wave through a dc-to-dc cord that is designed directly for the eKEY go float deltamax or pro it cuts the wattage down from over 500 w two just about 300 w and it'll allow you to run the AC for 8 to 12 hours depending on whether or not you have the Delta Max or the Delta pro that's the whole reason I want to get this Delta wave AC and you can run it without the battery on the bottom if you keep plugged in directly to your deltamax or Delta pro if you run it any other way like he ran it in this video you're only going to get 3 hours of runtime charging that battery 🔋
I think it would work better if you ducted the hot air out and leave the intake air port open to the inside of your RV. If your pulling hot air from outside thru the unit and having to cool it down all the time, it's not working as efficiently as it could.
sounds logical but if that were the case why would they make it with another port/hose etc for the intake if it works better just left open... im guessing there is a good reason it dont recirculate the cool interior air back through the unit.
Looks like a nice boondocking A/C option if you don't or can't run a generator. Might not be able to fully cool a big trailer coach, but at least take the edge off especially at night when you are more inside and trying to sleep, especially if you can close off your bedroom. Where does the condensate go? Or is it just pushed out the exhaust?
We live full time in our 5r in Las Vegas and use 2 portables almost year round. We want to buy /replace our next portables that are ready for infrastructure outages.
I have a question..is that really the ecoflow wave because when I asked online about it, on the ecoflow site the help chat response made it sound like it functioned like a swamp cooler and nothing about the back attachments and hoses to exhaust hot air on the outside explained or confirmed. Are these sold in stores? I don't feel confident buying this online anymore due to what appeared to be clueless customer service comments.
great idea, but need some numbers, what is "not that hot"? What was humidity before and hour later? Does it allow different orientation like lay out on one side?
In the large room test it was only mid 70s outside. The unit can’t be laid on it’s side. If you tip it on its side for a bit once you set it back upright you have to wait before you can power it up.
Not cheap but pretty neat! If I’m having to replace my RVs AC do you have any recommendations? (Probably need to replace both the 15k and the 13 unit)! Thanks
I have seen people using frigadier 6000 or 5000 btu window ac (energy star one) in their vans and rv with a box built around it. Really neat thing. Note: If you are getting one get the 6k btu remote control one with energy star, it has soft start and fan runs if the compressor switch off.
I've seen many of these videos showing the Wave but no one has run a kill-o-watt meter on a RV bedroom long enough to test the AC draw overnight. While it pulls close to 500W at full tilt, what's the draw over time once the room is at temp?
@Ro Herms I am here in Phoenix and have a very small RP153 travel trailer. 15x7.5 cab area. No room for a mini split but also do not need the ridiculously huge bulbous, inefficient 13.5k coleman mach unit they supplied the trailer with sticking off the roof like a wart. Curious if you think it could keep up with this small cab or, a window unit I could fit in a certain spot.
Why did you duct the intake to the same location as the exhaust? That is obviously sucking the hot air in the intake. In a/c’s it’s suppose to pull from the room it’s in.
Yes it looks a little confusing but it is so you don’t bring warm outside air into the RV. The front has an intake for the inside and where the cold air comes out. The back has the hot output and if you are venting air out it has to come frone some where so it has the intake for the condenser so it doesn’t pull in the warm air into the RV through the gaps and weak points in the RV. It’s the same way the roof top units work. Condenser cycles the outside air and the Evaporator cycles the inside air.
Something like this might be an option. The AC in our Camper is way way way too loud. Cant watch a movie or anything over the noise. Not opposed to running the Camper AC to get it cooled off. Then something like this to keep the space cool and usable at relaxing time. " HEY!!!" I already have a portable 8,000 btu air conditioner that sucks in the house. Might have to run a few tests.
I'm going to be living in a van. I desperately want a pet, a dog or cat. But I work ,I'm a school bus driver. I will leave my van for 2 hrs in morning and then another 2 hrs at 2 pm for 2 1/2 hrs. Im hoping I can find an AC that will work for those hours plus when I need it. Help
It is more efficient to use with DC not AC. I have a delta max pro and extra battery. Pondering getting one of these units for when we boondock and to use at home to cool her she shed. Thanks enjoyed the video
Thanks. I was looking for the difference from DC to AC and didn’t see as much as I expected. When operating off the battery I commonly saw just over 500 watts around 505 to 510 and on Ac it was 520-530. I expected more of a difference.
Wow I don’t know my Delta pro died code 121 while the Wave was in the mail and now the wave died after four days of usage error code 67 good luck finding it.prelaunch unit with battery 🪫95 degrees Florida off grid Soooo
You always do an outstanding job in your reviews! I appreciate seeing this product but, it's definitely not something for us. Seems too big and needs a good window location for it to effectively work. Thanks! Looking forward to your next video!
I was considering a mini split system for my 18 wheeler until I saw this unit this morning. I'm upgrading my delta mini to the delta pro in a couple of weeks. I'm curious if this unit will cool off the inside of an 18 wheeler sleeper on these scorching hot days. I saw one review where the reviewer measured his unit down to avound 55 degrees inside of a tent.
BTU of cooling power . This one has 4K btu. In the night time in the sleeper side with separated curtain pulled you’ll be ok . But in the day time at 95+ F it will not gonna do the job. And forget it in 100+ F area SW , TX , .
I think that is where they would do the best. I was just saying to my wife how when we had a tent trailer in Az this would have made it more comfortable.
Ecoflow has some pretty cool stuff. Been looking at their Solar Generators. Have you seen the new EcoFlow Power kits you can use for RVs? They look interesting. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
It cycles the inside cool air on the evaporator coil side but the condenser side uses outside air to get the hot out and not bring in air through the gaps and weak points of the RV.
You are not representing the product very well. When the unit is operating off a DC power source, it’s more efficient and draws considerably less watts. Also not designed for large rooms or to complete with another AC unit.
I never expected it to work well in a big room but it worked well in a small room. I wanted to show that because I was showing its performance from an RVing perspective. This shows what size room you can effectively use it in with these tests. The 8'x8' room was a good size to pair with this. As far as the difference between AC and DC, I was looking for a difference and in my multiple times of testing it, I did not see a large difference. When operating off the battery I commonly saw just over 500 watts around 505 to 510 and on Ac it was 520-530. I expected more of a difference. The 10 to 20 watts of difference I saw didn't equate to that much more run time on the battery. These numbers were when the Air Conditioning was running at full for AC and then for DC. I wish there was a bigger difference but these were my hands-on testing results.
@@AllAboutRVs there’s a guy who tests just about every electronic device out there. He has also test just about every solar generator. When he tested the Wave he got a significant change in wattage usage when going from AC to DC, which would be expected
Yes I watched the review and like his info so I looked for the same results and did not have them. The only thing I could guess is he used a separate EcoFlow unit with a firmware update that I do not have for his DC numbers. So since I only had the DC battery for it and the app through the wave to get the DC draw number I chose not to guess what I could not test and only review what I could observe and not speculate on what I can’t replicate. I will only show what I can test and observe. The air con on AC I used the Kill-A-Watt to get that number. I’m not trying to put it down I just am being honest to my experience with it.
There's only one thing about the current price of gas that I see as good. It'll eliminate you fools pulling apartment buildings down the road so you can CAMP. And it'll keep those annoying loud unmuffled V8's at home too.
This is such waste of money for the adept, but a great gimmick to rip off impressionable newbies chasing the next fad! If your looking for an efficient AC for an RV/Van, just get a 5000 BTU unit from Wallies and install it on your window. It’s twice as powerful and trice as energy efficient for 1/10th the cost! With the extra money you save, buy some more PV panels or LFP battlers and get more bang for your bucks! But I understand reviewers also gotta get paid, but I wish everyone came clean about promoting obvious junk like these!
I have a cap on my truck and This would be nice to keep in the bed of my truck on travel days in the summer to help keep it cool in there for my dog
Good info, I see it as a helper for the larger A/C unit if your set up in a hot climate area. Also, it was great meeting you and being your next door neighbor in West Glacier! Thanks for signing my hat!!
This might be useful to cool a bedroom at night at a campground where they don’t allow generators at night. You could run a generator during the day for the big A/C units, then rely on this little unit on batteries to keep you cool in the bedroom at night. We’ve looked at doing similar with a less expensive approach with a cooler full of ice & a little water that’s pumped through a computer cooler. That works great and there are commercial products for same, but ours is DIY. Both require bags of ice in a 40+ quart cooler to last all night. Minimal battery drain and I added a thermostat and fan speed control to ours so it only runs as needed. I spent under $100 in parts.
Computer cooler? would you explain?
This video was right on time. I have friend of mine that is doing a custom truck camper build and this would be perfect for him. Thanks.
Why cassette style mini splits haven't become the norm in the RV industry is a travesty. Most of these units are efficient enough to be run off of solar and are way more efficient compared to the current rooftop models. They are also basically silent and very reliable. It's time for the industry to make the change. If I bought a new RV, I would order it with no A/C units installed and install a cassette style mini split myself.
They're starting to use them in high-end 5th wheel builds. I thinking this will flow down hill at some point.
I agree I can’t wait to see a solution made to fit on an RV. For many the outside portion of the mini split is difficult to place when you’re not a fan of the back bumper. Travel trailers a frame is a good location.
Agree. Mini-split is the way to go
We installed one on our 5th wheel. It was easy. Solar or grid powered. Mini split work’s amazing! And now our power bill is only $50 rather than $150.
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What brand n model A/C mini split did you install?
That’s why I full-time also Jared or I should say one of the reasons I want to stay where the weather is nice. Thank you for the video.
Thanks for the review, I've been looking at this for my RV.👍🙌
Rally cool, We have been looking for something for the bunkhouse it is so hot back there.
Some have the knowledge to boost the output to 8000 BTU at 1000 Watts. That is standard nowadays. Having it on the mains is very probable, therefore affordable.
We full time and are in central Texas and it is hot. Our 2 AC units struggle to keep up. We were just talking about why RV - AC technology seems to have stopped evolving. Probably has more to do with little market disruption. The mini splits are now cost effective and able to run on lower voltage (110) so I think THOR needs to start working on using them.
I'm always on the lookout for ACs so this review was really helpful. I don't think this product is for me (I need more cooling), but now I know! Thanks!
Thanks, Glad it helped!
You might want to check out the Hisense 5000btu portable ac. I just bought one yesterday from Lowes. It's not as compact as the EcoFlow but it's pretty slim 12"x13"x26". I have it in a 22' RV and I'm happy with it so far.......it's only been 2 days though so *knock on wood* lol
@@harlow2624 can this be run on solar?
@@clbolinder It can for a limited amount of time. It all depends on how big your system is. I run mine on a Bluetti AC200p w/ 400 watts solar, but I still need to expand this system. After an hour it drops down to 60% battery
@@harlow2624 try watching hobotechs video he put out. He said if you put the timer setting on. 8 hours or whatever, the compressor doesn't run so much. Then it almost doubles runt time. I think that's all he did, but he might of set the temp to a certain degree too.
Thanks for always trying new things.
Actually the Columbus River Ranch series and Spacecraft have mini splits from the factory. There is someone on youtube that installed 2 minis in their toy hauler. Also seen a few installed on the back of towables and class C's in the parks. Was told they only draw 6 to 8 amps on low.
Yes I would love to see a mini split in a good form factor for RVing to accommodate more RVs.
Agree. Mini-split is the way to go
Nice. This would be great in my conversion van. I currently use one of those 12,000 BTU portable units that you usually use in a house, and run the vent out of the window. But... Air conditioners will condense the moisture in the air. That moisture has to drip somewhere. Hopefully it has a port to attach a drain hose. Did not see this mentioned. Would be rather useless if I had to keep disconnecting it to take it outside to drain the water out of it. The first time I used my portable, I didn't have a drain hose and it felt like 800 degrees and 10 billion % humidity outside. Every 15 minutes the damn thing was shutting off because it needed drained. Unplug it. pop off the vent hose, roll it over to the door, Tip it a bit, open the drain and let it pee while 15 minutes worth of cooling blows right out the door and the humidity of 3X the Amazon rain forest comes back in and condensed on the cooled interior surfaces... ICK! Close it up, hook it all back up for another 15 minutes. The next trip I brought along 10 feet of tubing to attach to the drain, and routed that through the floor via one of the table sockets that I removed.
Another question is how well would this work while driving? When parked, My portable would get the interior of my van down to 55 (lowest temp setting) But while driving, It barely did diddly squat! (Both examples, it was running on a generator that was strapped down onto a hitch-rack) The AC in my van quit ONE WEEK before my road trip last year. So i re-routed my trip to stay as far north as possible. I figured up north it'd be cooler.. Right? WRONG!!! It was 105 in Montana last August! But again, the portable worked great while parked at truck stops or RV parks. Just not so much when I REALLY needed it. While driving in the hellish heat of the daytime..
Very, very useful. I gotta find where to buy hard plastic bendable hoses!
pretty good solution for the overland and van campers. not really a day usage type item, more a cool things down for bedtime. seems a bit pricy but i imagine well worth the dough to some that spend a lot of time dry camping.
I think that is a really good assessment.
There’s one thing I wanted to know if you plug it into a solid generator just to charge the battery up I may watt will pull
Thank you for sharing Jared
Separate the inlet and hot outlet so that it's pulling in relatively cooler air, not the hot exhaust. I'll bet you get better performance.
Why would you pull hot air from outside the RV? Why not just exhaust the hot air out the window and leave the inlet hose off? Someone please explain.
I’d like to see a comparison study of more AC units, with relative efficiencies for boondockers. I’ve heard that 12V units are way more efficient than 120/inverter-run models. Thanks!
Jared, another Great review. You seem to always be honest and give a true and fair review to the products you test.
Hobotech did a review showing this running off of DC instead of AC using a Delta Pro. His unit was using about 200 watts less on DC at max cooling and max fan (300 watts vs 500 watts). This is a huge efficiency gain, and the real benefit of this air conditioner.
If you want an AC that you plan on running off an AC inverter all the time, just buy a cheap window unit.
Great video, but my only critique is this. In your bedroom area, where you noted that this unit was most likely designed for, you only did a 1 hour pull down test. All of the details about wattage and decibels, in my opinion, are meaningless if the unit can't reach and maintain a comfortable low temperature. It would have been helpful, for me at least, to know if this unit can reach and maintain the lowest setting on the dial. Just my .02 cents. Thanks again
Thanks for the testing, imo that's a lot of money for something that won't cool the larger room.
Interesting! My question is, where does the condensate drain to?
I would like to install a mini split in our coach. 48 volt system if possible. Personally, this is where the industry needs to go because with solar you can run your AC without having a roof top of solar. 1/2 a roof would be ok.
It has a drain port and a hose you can use or a setting where it expels it in the hot output
I have a mini Split in my 37ft fifth wheel and it is more then enough to cool it. I don't ever use my rooftop AC's in the middle of this Texas heat
@@jacobguevara3643 what voltage Jacob? How many BTU? How did you handle air distribution?
@@22howards Unlike others, Mini splits do have a btu rating but it's units are measured mainly by tonnage. Mine is a 1 ton and is equivalent to 12,000 btus. Although, there are much bigger ones like 1.5 ton or 2 ton.
Oh and voltage is 110.
1.5 ton and 2 ton mini splits are run on 220. As far as air distribution, I use a Walmart lasko fan blower and helps keep it all low to mid 70's inside while outside is 100 degree weather. Eventually as the day proceeds, I'll have it around 68 inside when in the mid to high 80s outside in the afternoon. Not to mention that most mini splits have the added bonus of heating and cooling plus longevity and reliability. Most units with good maintenance can last above 10 years of constant usage.
Edit: HUGE thing I forgot to mention and I mean HUGEEEEEE, they are much more efficient then any rooftop ac will EVER be. Because mini splits are ductless, the loss of energy is minimal in comparison to a rooftop having all the duct work.
Interesting product. Will research more...but...at he current price tag, it seems to be more than I can bear when I can get a window A/C unit for significantly less and, I know that his product offers some portability and efficiencies that an window A/c unit cannot. I enjoy Jared's videos very much. And I also enjoy those who respond with really great comments.
Very good and honest review. Definitely not a video that was trying to promote a product just giving the facts.
If you use a hose, you’ll need to insulate it. I found on this type of AC the hose will release a lot of the heat back into the area being cooled.
We need better solutions for ac in rvs that are priced like window units. 200 max.
Is it possible to chain batteries together? Sounds like this would do great inside of a pick up for hotshot drivers and RV transporters.
What isthe maximum temp it will operate at. A lot of the portable AC units shut off at around 90*,which makes a lot ov them useless.
Hi Big Ben here from 🇨🇦, interesting video .Like your ideas ,not sure if they are cost effective . For 1200+ taxes US, I would try insulating your camper walls and cubby holes ,seal floors,etc.to keep heat out ,bought at Lowes 4x9 ft sheet 1" thick insulation for $22 🇨🇦ie.close shades on windows ,awning partially out, some shade but wind wouldn't catch it ,just a few ideas.🤔🐴 Also made my own a/c mod diverter 100% better. A/C on low earlier in day?? Just kicking out different ideas.👍🐴🤟🏕
For a portable AC in a RV where does the water go. This is interesting but if the water does it go out with the hot air you have to drain water.
No water left behind, that is huge for portable AC units
Im interested on how he would've ducted it into the rv from the storage bay
Nice !!!
I think there on the right track with battery powered AC. But the cost is way to high and not worth it. Maybe with more battery technology it will become more affordable.
500 watts for 4k btu isn't great. I have an 8k midea u series ac and it pulls 400 to 500 watts at maximum chooch. Granted it is the most efficient window unit money can buy.
I’ve thought about dissecting a Midea U and fitting it under the RV and in the storage because they are so good.
We ordered the package as a pre order for the delta pro and the wave, super amped to experience this for myself!
Nice that would be a great combo.
If you run the ecoflow wave through a dc-to-dc cord that is designed directly for the eKEY go float deltamax or pro it cuts the wattage down from over 500 w two just about 300 w and it'll allow you to run the AC for 8 to 12 hours depending on whether or not you have the Delta Max or the Delta pro that's the whole reason I want to get this Delta wave AC and you can run it without the battery on the bottom if you keep plugged in directly to your deltamax or Delta pro if you run it any other way like he ran it in this video you're only going to get 3 hours of runtime charging that battery 🔋
I think it would work better if you ducted the hot air out and leave the intake air port open to the inside of your RV. If your pulling hot air from outside thru the unit and having to cool it down all the time, it's not working as efficiently as it could.
I glad I'm not the only one that saw that.
sounds logical but if that were the case why would they make it with another port/hose etc for the intake if it works better just left open... im guessing there is a good reason it dont recirculate the cool interior air back through the unit.
Looks like a nice boondocking A/C option if you don't or can't run a generator. Might not be able to fully cool a big trailer coach, but at least take the edge off especially at night when you are more inside and trying to sleep, especially if you can close off your bedroom.
Where does the condensate go? Or is it just pushed out the exhaust?
Great information! Thank you.👍🏼😎
We live full time in our 5r in Las Vegas and use 2 portables almost year round. We want to buy /replace our next portables that are ready for infrastructure outages.
Year around? Get out and get used to the air temperature. Lol. But yeah, we all should be planning for power outages coming to the south west.
Should have tried it with only the exhaust hot air going out and using the inside air for the intake. Would have cooled faster.
I have a question..is that really the ecoflow wave because when I asked online about it, on the ecoflow site the help chat response made it sound like it functioned like a swamp cooler and nothing about the back attachments and hoses to exhaust hot air on the outside explained or confirmed. Are these sold in stores? I don't feel confident buying this online anymore due to what appeared to be clueless customer service comments.
Portable A/C. well at least it's a change from ALL the R.V and homesteading channels shilling for portable power stations / battery bank companies.
I have a 1980 19ft motorhome how many btu you think I would need?
Great video. Two questions. One-how much does it weigh? Two-looking for a link to the owners manual.
What about the condensate?
You do an excellent job with your info. Have you looked at the eco battery setup to use solar?
great idea, but need some numbers, what is "not that hot"? What was humidity before and hour later? Does it allow different orientation like lay out on one side?
In the large room test it was only mid 70s outside. The unit can’t be laid on it’s side. If you tip it on its side for a bit once you set it back upright you have to wait before you can power it up.
Any other ideas on how to duck out of role out windows
So 5, 100 watt solar panels could run it?
Not cheap but pretty neat! If I’m having to replace my RVs AC do you have any recommendations? (Probably need to replace both the 15k and the 13 unit)! Thanks
Don't buy dometic. Advent makes a good quality unit for RVs
I have seen people using frigadier 6000 or 5000 btu window ac (energy star one) in their vans and rv with a box built around it. Really neat thing.
Note: If you are getting one get the 6k btu remote control one with energy star, it has soft start and fan runs if the compressor switch off.
I've seen many of these videos showing the Wave but no one has run a kill-o-watt meter on a RV bedroom long enough to test the AC draw overnight. While it pulls close to 500W at full tilt, what's the draw over time once the room is at temp?
I used the Kill-A-watt and it would go down to 250-300 on the settings I had it at.
@Ro Herms I am here in Phoenix and have a very small RP153 travel trailer. 15x7.5 cab area. No room for a mini split but also do not need the ridiculously huge bulbous, inefficient 13.5k coleman mach unit they supplied the trailer with sticking off the roof like a wart. Curious if you think it could keep up with this small cab or, a window unit I could fit in a certain spot.
@Ro Herms That is a pretty impressive split. How is the actual airflow CFM wise? Is it moving good air or just average?
I have question.. Where does the condensate go? Thanks
Not bad... how's it going for you?
This would be great if you were able to buy one
How much is it and how long does the battery last
Excellent review!
Thanks
How did you handle the water from the evaporator coil
You know Celsius exists right??
Why did you duct the intake to the same location as the exhaust? That is obviously sucking the hot air in the intake. In a/c’s it’s suppose to pull from the room it’s in.
Yes it looks a little confusing but it is so you don’t bring warm outside air into the RV. The front has an intake for the inside and where the cold air comes out. The back has the hot output and if you are venting air out it has to come frone some where so it has the intake for the condenser so it doesn’t pull in the warm air into the RV through the gaps and weak points in the RV. It’s the same way the roof top units work. Condenser cycles the outside air and the Evaporator cycles the inside air.
Something like this might be an option. The AC in our Camper is way way way too loud. Cant watch a movie or anything over the noise.
Not opposed to running the Camper AC to get it cooled off. Then something like this to keep the space cool and usable at relaxing time.
" HEY!!!"
I already have a portable 8,000 btu air conditioner that sucks in the house.
Might have to run a few tests.
Worth a test for sure. I was going to put the unit in the storage area and duct the cool to the living room to cut down on it’s noise too.
Pretty neat little unit is there any condensation drain
It has two options. It has a port and a drain line or it will expel it in the warm air output to the outside. The drain line uses less power.
I'm going to be living in a van. I desperately want a pet, a dog or cat. But I work ,I'm a school bus driver. I will leave my van for 2 hrs in morning and then another 2 hrs at 2 pm for 2 1/2 hrs. Im hoping I can find an AC that will work for those hours plus when I need it. Help
While I understand the whole "make up air" rationale for two vents....most portable AC units you can use in your home only have an exhaust vent.
Were do I go to buy this unit
I have a van and was running this thing. It kinda sucked for all the money you put into it.
It is more efficient to use with DC not AC. I have a delta max pro and extra battery. Pondering getting one of these units for when we boondock and to use at home to cool her she shed. Thanks enjoyed the video
Thanks. I was looking for the difference from DC to AC and didn’t see as much as I expected. When operating off the battery I commonly saw just over 500 watts around 505 to 510 and on Ac it was 520-530. I expected more of a difference.
Would ecoflow ac cool a midsize SUV, on the setting that would allow it to run 12 hours on the battery with a starting temperature in the car at 100?
Best review I have seen about this AC unit! It definitely puts everything into perspective! Thank you for sharing!
They disclosed that it is for 8m only about 84 square feet
Do you have RV airflow in your 28bh? If not I highly recommend it.
Yes we do and love it. We just have the One AC on the RV and have been fairly comfortable even in Florida in July.
Wow I don’t know my Delta pro died code 121 while the Wave was in the mail and now the wave died after four days of usage error code 67 good luck finding it.prelaunch unit with battery 🪫95 degrees Florida off grid Soooo
Would ecoflow ac cool a midsize SUV, on the setting that would allow it to run 12 hours on the battery with a starting temperature in the car at 100?
You always do an outstanding job in your reviews! I appreciate seeing this product but, it's definitely not something for us. Seems too big and needs a good window location for it to effectively work. Thanks! Looking forward to your next video!
Thank you!
I was considering a mini split system for my 18 wheeler until I saw this unit this morning. I'm upgrading my delta mini to the delta pro in a couple of weeks. I'm curious if this unit will cool off the inside of an 18 wheeler sleeper on these scorching hot days. I saw one review where the reviewer measured his unit down to avound 55 degrees inside of a tent.
No . It will not .
The semi truck ac unit system it is rated between 14k to 18k depend of model .
@@codaxinc8480 14k to 18k what? What rating are you talking about?
BTU of cooling power .
This one has 4K btu. In the night time in the sleeper side with separated curtain pulled you’ll be ok . But in the day time at 95+ F it will not gonna do the job. And forget it in 100+ F area SW , TX , .
I wonder how this would work in a pop up or small tent?
I think that is where they would do the best. I was just saying to my wife how when we had a tent trailer in Az this would have made it more comfortable.
How long or how many hours the battery last
Working if it is full charge ?
It's 70db..That's as loud as my generator running outside. Heck no
I think for the same amount of money I'd get a 5kWh 48V battery, that would run my 15k btu AC for about the same 2 hours.
Yes upsizing the battery bank is a good option. We can run our 15k btu for an hour and a half off our batteries if needed.
recirc???? max ac N E 1???
Ecoflow has some pretty cool stuff. Been looking at their Solar Generators. Have you seen the new EcoFlow Power kits you can use for RVs? They look interesting. Great video. Thanks for sharing.
My opinion is it is not worth the cost. In the hot, humid south climate it might cool your face.
$1,800 dollrs is insane.
why not rethink/re-plumb use already cooled air??? duh?? hint
It cycles the inside cool air on the evaporator coil side but the condenser side uses outside air to get the hot out and not bring in air through the gaps and weak points of the RV.
Nice, but wouldn’t work for me.
I think that’s true for most RVers.
Tooo expensive, mini split is the answer or travel trailer to beat the heat for the money and efficiency
Is it a swamp cooler using water 💧
No it is a true Air Conditioning unit.
$1200 for this is quite a bit IMO.
I wouldn't pay $1,200 for it
You are not representing the product very well. When the unit is operating off a DC power source, it’s more efficient and draws considerably less watts. Also not designed for large rooms or to complete with another AC unit.
I never expected it to work well in a big room but it worked well in a small room. I wanted to show that because I was showing its performance from an RVing perspective. This shows what size room you can effectively use it in with these tests. The 8'x8' room was a good size to pair with this. As far as the difference between AC and DC, I was looking for a difference and in my multiple times of testing it, I did not see a large difference. When operating off the battery I commonly saw just over 500 watts around 505 to 510 and on Ac it was 520-530. I expected more of a difference. The 10 to 20 watts of difference I saw didn't equate to that much more run time on the battery. These numbers were when the Air Conditioning was running at full for AC and then for DC. I wish there was a bigger difference but these were my hands-on testing results.
@@AllAboutRVs there’s a guy who tests just about every electronic device out there. He has also test just about every solar generator. When he tested the Wave he got a significant change in wattage usage when going from AC to DC, which would be expected
Yes I watched the review and like his info so I looked for the same results and did not have them. The only thing I could guess is he used a separate EcoFlow unit with a firmware update that I do not have for his DC numbers. So since I only had the DC battery for it and the app through the wave to get the DC draw number I chose not to guess what I could not test and only review what I could observe and not speculate on what I can’t replicate. I will only show what I can test and observe. The air con on AC I used the Kill-A-Watt to get that number. I’m not trying to put it down I just am being honest to my experience with it.
There's only one thing about the current price of gas that I see as good. It'll eliminate you fools pulling apartment buildings down the road so you can CAMP. And it'll keep those annoying loud unmuffled V8's at home too.
He and his family live in this full time so they have quite a small home and one truck for the four of them.
Only lasting a few hours no thank you. Florida is hot day and night.
costs about 4 times more than a real roof mount unit, what a joke
Way to loud
Truck camper!
This is such waste of money for the adept, but a great gimmick to rip off impressionable newbies chasing the next fad! If your looking for an efficient AC for an RV/Van, just get a 5000 BTU unit from Wallies and install it on your window. It’s twice as powerful and trice as energy efficient for 1/10th the cost! With the extra money you save, buy some more PV panels or LFP battlers and get more bang for your bucks! But I understand reviewers also gotta get paid, but I wish everyone came clean about promoting obvious junk like these!
Come on. Yet another review of this junk...